Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.7° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
1.4
NE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
790
743
581
551
485
437
313
263
191
147
136
131
103
101
176
173
173
168
119
82
226
47
28
14
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
NNE
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:47PM1.92m
1:09AM1.81m
1:44PM2.02m
2:06AM1.88m
2:41PM2.10m
3:02AM1.94m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.19m
7:01PM0.24m
7:19AM0.11m
7:59PM0.18m
8:17AM0.04m
8:57PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
6
8
9
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
2
5
7
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
6
5
7
6
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